This was Curtiss' protoype for the US Army's super fighter program, the XP-40R used the best traits of all of the P-40 models to create in essence a super P-40, though most of it was success lack of manuverability at higher altitudes was a huge fault in the design and by the time Curtiss was able fix it both the war and the super fighter program was over
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 77.5ft (23.6m)
- Length 73.6ft (22.4m)
- Height 22.1ft (6.7m)
- Empty Weight 17,005lbs (7,713kg)
- Loaded Weight 21,660lbs (9,825kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.518
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.184
- Wing Loading 27.2lbs/ft2 (132.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 795.7ft2 (73.9m2)
- Drag Points 10296
Parts
- Number of Parts 178
- Control Surfaces 14
- Performance Cost 703
